Solid Food Feeding Gadgets and Gear

9 Products Designed to Make Solid Food Feeding Easier

Hooray for food! Moving beyond rice cereal to real food purees is a real milestone, and like any new baby step, it's filled with gadgets and gear to help mamas along the way. Sure, you can simply take the spoon to the jar or bowl and place it your lil one's mouth, but before long, mom's sure to realize that "there has to be an easier and neater way" to do so. Before cleaning up another puddle of spilled food, check out nine products designed to make solid food feeding a more pleasant experience for everyone involved!

Skip Hop Palette Plate ($25)

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Like a painter with his palette, the Skip Hop Palette Plate puts every "color" at mama's fingertips. With three drop-in cup areas, a skid-resistant space for a cup and a designated plate area, the modified serving tray helps mamas designate a place for everything during meal time.

Beaba 360 Degree Spoon ($10)

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As soon as mama starts feeding her tot, he'll be grabbing for the spoon. The Beaba 360 Degree Spoon ensures that the food is always facing up, so even when grabby hands reach for it, the meal ends up in baby's mouth, not on the floor.

Munchkin Easy Squeezy Spoon ($7)

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Single-handed feeding is easier than ever with the Munchkin Easy Squeezy Spoon. Simply fill the tube with a puree and squeeze it right onto the spoon. Great for travel or a day filled with errands, this spoon could be the modern mama's lifesaver.

Boon Pouch Rack Baby Food Pouch Organizer ($30)

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Baby puree pouches have become the rule, rather than the exception these days, but storing them can be burdensome — they never seem to stand up properly! Boon's new Pouch Rack Baby Food Pouch Organizer keeps the pantry neat and organized, and helps mamas grab and go!

Boon WRAP Protective Bowl Cover ($11)

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A bowl sitting on the table or high chair is an inviting sight for lil ones. Tip it and watch everything fall out — it's OK, mom will clean it up! Boon's WRAP Protective Bowl Cover is a rubber cover that acts as a bumper between bowls and the floor. Best of all, it suctions to the table for added protection!

Mommy's Helper Perfect Feeder ($11)

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Great for on-the-go, or even at home, the Mommy's Helper Perfect Feeder puts everything in one place for feeding time. While food jars fit in the pods as shown in the image, whatever mama stored her homemade purees in should work well too!

Annabel Karmel BPA Free Fill and Freeze Puree Pop ($6)

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Part of the graduation to solid food process is teaching lil ones to hold their own food and utensils. Annabel Karmel's BPA Free Fill and Freeze Puree Pops allow mama to make her own Popsicles — basically just a puree — and freeze them in toddler-sized molds. The set is great for feeding as well as soothing teething gums.

The Tommee Tippee Explora Easi-Mat ($7)

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Keep the food on the table, rather than the floor, with the Tommee Tippee Explora Easi-Mat. The rubbery mat sticks to any surface and has a suction cup to secure plates and bowls to the mat. Unlike most suctioned bottoms, this one is virtually impossible to move (until tots learn to pull the tab)!

OXO Two-Tier Turntable ($20)

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If your pantry looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa with all of the stacked baby food jars in it, the OXO Two-Tier Turntable may help. The lazy Susan-style food storage unit ensures that baby gets a variety of foods throughout the day, not just what's on the top of the tower!